1. الحبة السوداء في خده

    بها يباهي ورده الأحمرا

    The black seed upon his cheek—

    With it he rivals his red rose.

  2. وهو الشفا من كل داء كما

    جاء عن المختار خير الورى

    And it is the cure for every illness, as

    Was reported from the Chosen One, the best of creation.

  3. من لي بها أدفع داء الهوى

    عني ولو بالشم أو أن أرى

    Who will bring it to me, that I may banish love’s sickness

    From me, even if only by smelling it or seeing it?

  4. وإنما الوردة نار وقد

    شممت من حبتها العنبرا

    And the rose is nothing but fire, and I have

    Smelled ambergris from its seed.

  5. فليت شعري ريحها لي شفا

    أو أن أراها فاز من أبصرا

    Would that I knew: is its scent a cure for me,

    Or seeing it? Whoever has seen it has triumphed.

  6. هذا حديث لم يبنه لنا

    إلا الذي عنها لنا خبرا

    This is a saying none has explained to us

    Except the one who told us about it.